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Published January 11, 2026 04:58AM
Movement is magic. Somehow that argument you had with your partner, the overdue credit card payment, and the metaphorical question mark hanging over your head about any and all murky life stuff seems even the tiniest bit more manageable after feeling your core engage in Plank or your biceps burn in Downward-Facing Dog.
Maybe it’s because doing hard things is a reminder that you can do even more hard things. A yoga workout supports that on a physical, and mental, and emotional level. When you sweat it out on the mat, everything from carrying grocery bags to having a difficult conversation feels more achievable. And you don’t need an hour-long class at the studio to experience that.
5 Yoga Workouts on YouTube to Break a Sweat
One of the best things about a yoga workout is that you don’t need a gym membership, expensive equipment, or a matching crop top and leggings to partake. Save these for the next time you need reminding of how strong you already are.
1. 20-Minute Morning Yoga Workout | Yoga With Kassandra
A yoga workout that slowly builds in intensity, this 20-minute practice by Yoga With Kassandra starts off with a chill Child’s Pose. Before you know it your entire body activates as you press from Chaturanga into Three-Legged Dog and later lift your back leg from High Lunge into a one-legged Chair Pose. It’s a yoga flow as challenging and playful as it sounds.
2. Core + Restore | 27-Minute Yoga For Your Core | Yoga With Adriene
We know, we know—a 27-minute yoga workout for your core sounds kinda hellish. But not when Adriene Mischler starts the practice off with calming breaths and reclined postures—reminders that, yes, even subtle exercises “count” as core work.
Some of the ab-activating movements are classic yoga (Bridge Pose); others are yoga-ish (Legs Up the Wall minus the wall). Mischler cues all of them in great detail so you feel you’re not only engaging your core, but understanding which muscles are working.
3. 30-Minute Yoga Flow to Strengthen | Yoga With Tim
No music plus minimal cues equals this grounding yoga workout by Yoga With Tim. The only sound will be your breath as you steady yourself in Plank and find your balance in Warrior 3.
There’s a well-deserved hip stretch at the end, although you might want to pause the video—or at least turn auto-play off—to come into a longer Savasana.
4. 20-Minute Yoga Flow To Stretch And Strengthen | Yoga With Bird
A yoga workout with a calming vibe might sound like an oxymoron—but Yoga With Bird perfectly achieves that balance in this 20-minute sequence. You’ll move at a slow and steady pace through smooth vinyasa flows and fiery Boat Pose variations, all while listening to chill music and Bird’s “soothing voice,” in the words of one commenter.
Bird also opens with a reminder to “do what you can.” With consistent practice, you might surprise yourself by how much more attainable the movements feel.
5. 15-Minute Full-Body Yoga To Build Strength | Charlie Follows
A shorter practice more than counts toward your strengthening goals —especially when you find yourself in a Chaturanga push-up within the first few minutes, as you will in this video by Charlie Follows.
You won’t stop flowing until about halfway through when you’ll release into stretches that feel indulgent after all that strengthening work, including a reclined shoulder stretch and Half Frog.
